2008年度全国职称英语等级考试
综合类（B级）试题
第1部分：词汇选项（第1～15题，每题1分，共15分）
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1 she found me very dull
A dirty B sleepy C lazy D boring
2 The President made a brief visit to Beijing
A short B working C formal D secret
3 He was persuaded to give up the idea
A mention B accept C consider D drop
4 Jack consumes a pound of cheese a day
A eats B drinks C buys D produces
5 Mary just told us a very fascinating story
A strange B frightening C difficult D interesting
6 It's a gorgeous day anyway
A lovely B cold C normal D rainy
7 Her life is becoming more diverse
A generous B humorous C varied D romantic
8 Foreign military aid was prolonging the war
A broadening B worsening C extending D accelerating
9 She was unwilling to go but she had no choice.
A unable B Indecisive C ready D reluctant
10 She is slender, with delicate wrists and ankles.
A sick B weak C slim D pale
11 With immense relief, I stopped running.
A some B enormous C little D extensive
12 The scientists began to accumulate data.
A collect B handle C analyze D investigate
13 Jack eventually overtook the last truck
A hit B passed C reached D led
14 Sometimes it is advisable to book hotels in advance
A possible B profitable C easy D wise
15 The reason for their unusual behavior remains a puzzle
A fact B mystery C statement D game
第２部分：阅读判断（第16－22题，每题1分，其7分）
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择Ａ果该句提供的是错误的信息，请选择Ｂ；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择Ｃ。
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Petitions have long been a part of British political life. Anyone who wanted to change something would get a list of signatures from people who agreed to the idea and either send them to the government or deliver them personally to the Prime Minister's house in London.
They are always accepted at the door by one of the PM'S officials. What happens then? Nothing much, usually. But petitions have always been thought of as a useful way for those who govern to find out what the people really think.
That's why the UK government launched its "e. petition" site in November 2006. Instead of physically collecting signatures, all anyone with an idea has to do now is to make a proposal on the government website, and anyone who supports the idea is free to add his or her signature.
The petitions soon started to flow in. The idea was for the British people to express their constructive
